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Penny Jordan needs no introduction as arguably the most recognisable name writing for Mills & Boon. We have celebrated her wonderful writing with a special collection, many of which for the first time in eBook format and all available right now.Dreaming of a white Christmas…After traveling the world with her parents, Lisa yearned for stability, roots and tradition. Marriage to solid, dependable Henry would help her achieve this ambition, but first she had to meet his parents!Christmas in the snowbound Yorkshire Dales should have been a joyous occasion, but Henry's family home was as cold and chilly as his mother was aloof and unbending.Rescue came in the unlikely guise of the exasperating Oliver Davenport. First, he made outrageous sexual innuendoes in front of Henry's mother. Then he simply carried her off to his more welcoming home where he set about making all her Christmas fantasies come true…

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